>> vladimir putin said that russia must do everything possible to irradicate doping. hello there. i'm felicity bar. i'm al jazeera liv--this is al jazeera live were london. the u.n--from classroom to cabbage patch. the alter thattive schools changing the face of education

in south korea. >> hello, russia's president has broken his silence from the doping allegations against his country's lets. russi vladimir putin said that russia must do everything possible putin said someone needed to take personal responsibility. well, monday the anti-doping agency recommended russia be suspended from athletics including olympic games on systemic, repeated doping offenses. >> i ask the sports minister and all of his leagues to give it his utmost attention. we must carry out our own internal investigation to ensure the most open.

i want to stress this, the most open professional cooperation with international anti-doping structures. here in russia we must do all we can to get rid of this problem. >> rory challands has this update from moscow. >> what was interesting before vladimir putin's address, and it was a brief one, was that he didn't actually criticize the report into russian athletic doping at all. that has been done. but vladimir putin focused on what thetive response to this should be. now putin is a leader who sees himself as an athlete. he practices martial arts. he plays ice hockey. he goes skiing. he was also immensely proud that russia hosted a winter olympics in 2004, and he obviously does not want russian athletes to be banned from the olympics i

in 2016. so he is probably taking it doping can exactly very seriously. but he called for an open and transparent internal investigation into russian doping to be under taken in cooperation with international body. but russia does not have a good operation for transparency. it ranks russia at 136 out of 75 countries. so if world sporting bodies are really intense on rooting out doping in sports, and in particular russia and not happy to settle for some political fudge, then they really have to keep the pressure on and make sure that russia is true to the words that vladimir putin has just spoken.

>> european and african leaders have gathered in malta to discuss the refugee crisis. the e.u. has sent up a $1.9 billion fund to help african nations deal with some of the causes of migration, namely poverty slovenia has started raising a razor wire fence on its board with croatia. all this while more people die at sea. 14 refugees drowned off the turkish coast, and two boats are thought to have left libya. we have this report from the maltese capital. >> if you want to have a summit meeting aimed to prevent

migration, the dozens of european and african leaders arrive with agendas which did not really appear to match. europeans are trying to paint the migration crisis as an opportunity to make africa a bit richer and a bit better run with a trust fund of $2 billion to spread around. >> it's not only about money. i want to make it clear. this is about building opportunities for people, protecting people's lives. finding people who exploit people's desperation. >> they want to help people in europe to send money back, best ways to manage migration. >> europe and africa are partners linked by geography and history. through our partnership we must look at the migration situation i in a lucid away.

>> 800 have died off the see off lampedusa. under the promises of more money, an agenda better to keep in africa rather than risk their lives at sea. that was either the humanitarian message or a way of defending fortress europe. grand promises of making africa rich and liveable for those destitute may or may not come to editing but it is increasing increase borders to keep people getting in in the first place. >> human rights groups say that it may mean european countries

providing money to places like eritrea or sudan, with terrible human rights records, to keep people in. >> what is happening some of these bilateral agreements completely in secret. some of the countries with whom they're negotiating have no adequate asylum systems. the fact that those negotiations are taking place completely in silence and behind closed doors is a matter of deep concern. >> of course, since the summit was even called the other migration route became the predominant one this year and reinforce the sense of europe shutting down even moderate slovenia has gun rolling out the barbed wire to control refugees and migrants. >> more than half a million people have made the treacherous sea voyage from turkey to the greek islands this year.

hundreds have died, but the survivors are living in hope of a better future. we have this report from lesbos island. >> these days if seems that they have both all the time in the world and no time to spare. with souls as tattered as their clothes are afraid they wait on a bureaucracy to decide. are they considered migrants or refugees? in the camp where the wait to be registered sometimes stretches out for days these four moroccan men tell us that those designations have become practically meaningless. >> i have brothers and sisters. i'm the oldest in the family. i came here because i'm trying to serve them. i left so i could get them out and make their lives better. >> afraid their relatives will face reprisals if they're identified, the men, all in

their 20s, all college educated, asked to remain anonymous. >> i have a diplomat as a technician, but i wasn't making muff nun to--money to care cor care for my wife and child. >> many didn't want to leave the mainland but they had no choice. >> we looked for opportunities in morocco. you have to know a person who knows another person who knows another person. for the rest of us, people who don't know people, you stay po poor. >> since they told us they wish to make it to italy, they asked if that is where they want to end up. in unison they said they want to make it to any country that will give them a chance. >> i'm the oldest. i want to make money to send back to them.

in morocco. there is no life no, money, no future. >> they're fully aware their circumstances may not be considered enough of a hardship. further down they may not be granted political asylum. but like so many other women, men and children here they'll push on as soon as they get the clearance to go. while the men we're facing here may not be facing destruction, they have a right to pursue a better life just as anybody else does. >> that and more, they're struggling to deal with the number of the refugees.

>> they're cold, they're wet. the first needs is to get them warm, getting them calm, getting them something to creek. anto--to drink. we have the consultation, and we address medical needs, which is going to be as simple as like an ankle that has been bruised o coming off the boat. sometimes things happen like people get into the water, and are nearly drowned, so we attend to different medical problems. it's really horrible for them. i must say that the people, they're really--they're very touched by the whole situation. they feel it's really horrible

for all these people, what they're going through. they don't have means to help them. they're struggling themselves. so i feel that they have a good heart to be helpful. they don't have the means. so it's really overflow of trouble coming to the island. and they're trying to be as welcoming, they're trying to support the local groups. they're trying to help in their ways. but it is very difficult for them. >> news from egypt. there has been a loud explosion followed by gunfire in gaza. witnesses say that the explosion was so powerful that it rocked the town. the capital has been the scene of a number of attacks by sinai province a group that claims allegiance to the islamic state in iraq and the levant.

myanmar's military leaders have congratulated aung san suu kyi, conceding that her party did win sunday's elections. they made the announcement on the military government's facebook page. partial election results are giving her more than 80 % of seats in the lower house of parliament. we have more details. >> the national league for democracy continues it's march towards parliament and a very big win in this election. one of the latest results to be announced by the union election commission. not surprisingly the party leader, aung san suu kyi, who comfortbly won her seat in the township to the south. she was an incumbent in that seat. she won that seat in the election three years ago. so very much on track to win two-thirds of the seats in both the upper and lower houses of parliament. that's what it needs to do to

form the next government on its own remembering the military is guaranteed a quarter of all seats in parliament. but so far those results slowly filter out from the election commission. this seems to be an overwhelming statement to the people of myanmar. >> still to come, how the e.u.'s new labeling laws have created a sticky situation for israel. plus? [ music ] >> why miami's lilja va little havana has been placed on the list of endangered historic places.

>> welcome back. the russian president vladimir putin says his country must do everything possible to irradicate drugs in athletics. slovenia has begun the construction of razor wire barrier as refugees enter. there is a meeting in malta to discuss the crisis. and myanmar's military leaders are conceding aung san suu kyi has won supplied's election and say they accept the result. >> five months after taking office, nigeria's office unveil his new cabinet. he's being criticized for the delay but said he wanted to properly vet all the candidates as part of the election promise to tackle corruption and

mismanagement. well, a nigerian analysts and risk consultant gave us his view of the task faced by nigeria's new government. >> the problem is nigeria is in a mess. not just the systemic issues of corruption, but this is a country that depends heavily on exporting oil. there just isn't the money to go around. that fits in instinktively with what is happening. there is a sense that there needs to be motion. thehe needs to be seen doing something. in this administration there isn't the resources to do anything except the right thing. you can't just be spending money for the sake of it. if you need to fix the building, you need to address the foundations and structure rather than just throw money on repairs.

>> afghan president ashraf ghani promised to find out who is responsible for the killing of seven members of the minority community. he appealed for calm after thousands marched on the palace. >> thousands of afghans march through kabul in the largest demonstration seen in recent times. they are protesting against the murder of seven people. they blame the government for not providing security. >> the irresponsible acts of the government. that's the reason for the bloodshed of our marters. the people of afghanistan, they're here in th united to demand justice for those martyrs. >> the people have seem

particularly angry that an union nevertheless girl is among the dead, beheade we--the people are particularly angry that a nine-year-old girl is among the dead, beheaded like the others. >> how much longer will the blood be shed. >> the demonstrators converge at the gates of the presidential palace calling for the resignation of ashraf ghani and abdullah abdullah. >> the country is asleep. there is no work. all you can see is crime and killing. there is nothing else going on. >> addressing the people on tv, president ghani said that the nation's pain is his pain.

>> like you i will not stay calm until the perpetrators are brought to news. i have ordered the security forces to avoid this in the future. >> the police fired shots in the air to stop them. but the scale of the demonstration may send a strong message to the government that the people are frustrated by the lack of security and the weak economy, and they want their leaders to do something about it. jennifer glasse, al jazeera. kabul. >> dozens of palestinians are injured in fighting with israeli forces at check points in the west bank. israeli products sold in the

european union must show if they were made in occupied land. if they're produced on land illegally occupied by international law. they insist that the law is technical and not political. we have more about the e.u.'s new rules. >> the israeli government's reaction came quickly. a statement made by the foreign ministry condemned the decision to label israeli products. those are israeli products that are made outside of the international recognized borders of the state of israel. basically in the occupied territories, places like the west bank, east jerusalem, the golan heights and the north.

>> the goods in question are mainly fresh produce, milk, chicken, honey, eggs, fresh vegetables fruits like dates, grapes. and then the cosmetic industry. israel has a thriving one based around the dead sea in occupied territories. excluded are industrial goods. prime minister benjamin netanyahu also reacted saying that the e.u. was applying double standards. there are 200 disputed territories in the world and none of them has faced such decision. they said that israel's economy will not be touched as much, many analysts hearsay that these exports from the occupied territories present a tiny margin in the israeli economy, but in the individual

manufacturering, the individual farmers could be harmed. >> germany will run tests on cars suspected of in a nip lating nitrogen oxide emissions. thursday is a potentially life done defining day for students in south korea. the college examine day is so important. the culmination of years of learning. but some students and parents are choosing a different path. >> this is not your typical start to a school day in south korea. morning assembly consists of attending to the cabbage that will soon be made in kimchee,

lectures and the first radish. this is a boarding schools 90 minutes from seoul designed as an alternative to high pressure learning that dominates education in this country. >> i wasn't going to achieve a good outcome in that exampl exam. >> they study for the college entrance exams on their own terms. >> they feel less pursued. the exams are bound to cause stress but they should not chase. >> but the difference between this school and a mainstream one is vast. most of it is down to how much it decided by the students themselves. even down to the permission they gave us to film here. it represents not just an alternative but a tiny minority,

more than 11,000 schools across south korea. just a few dozen define themselves as alternative. for the overwhelming majority of students their day is made of information delivered from the front of the class. it all makes for some of the highest educational attainment, but in repeated surveys the least happy children in the developed worlds. governments has tried to encourage change but to little effect. >> it is not just simply educational policy. deeply rooted culture or values or social norms. >> professor lee said some parents seek out teacher like

these, most want the traditional education. >> it is one of the most iconic neighborhoods in the united states. little havana has played a profittal role in the life of many cubans. but now as andy gallagher reports, the 50-year-old community finds itself under threat. >> it's been called cuba's second city, and in florida few neighborhoods can match little havana. these streets have been homes to countless generations of cuban americans. many consider themselves exiles from the cuban revolution, but their a rival here changed everything. >> for me it's the history, the

most important thing. >> now they're facing serious challenges. the lack of historical status and plans to develop the area may change its character for good. >> they say overdevelopment would be a mistake. >> we don't hold onto the flavor, we're eventually going to lose it all. >> but activists are fighting back and say tourism, florida as most profitable industry are key in this community. many hope that little havana is not drastically altered in years to come. >> it would be fantastic if it was mixed income, and hopefully we have a vibrant community. i think it's perfect the way it

is now and i hope it doesn't change. >> discussions about the development plans are still in early stages, but many hope that this recognition will help in future negotiations. >> this has helped to shape the character of an entire region, this is why campaigners say that this neighborhood should be assured for generations to come. >> finally news of an extremely rare 12 carat blue diamond selling for $48 million. it's a record for any gem stone and broke the per carot record for diamonds. the blue moon diamond so named for its rarity was discovered in january 2014. they apparently get their color from small amounts of the

chemical element boron that is trapped in the crystal structure. the diamond was sold to a hong kong private investor. more news on our website www.aljazeera.com. >> every year in america over 11 thousand babies die on the day that they're born. most are just born too early. their vital organs, heart and lungs still unformed. even those who survive beyond 24 hours often die before their first birthday. but if the baby is african american, they are more than twice as likely to die.